Sudan: President Omar Al-Bashir dissolves government to revive troubled economy

The President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, has sacked the entire cabinet to rejuvenate the economy according to a presidential statement on Sunday.

“President Omar al-Bashir has informed that he will sack the government at all levels, the prime minister, federal ministers and ministers of state in order to fix the situation facing the country,” the statement said.

“He will form a new government that can once again bring hope to the Sudanese people.”

The measure was necessary to solve “the state of distress and frustration faced by the country during the last period”, the statement added.